The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14
DESERT LAND ACT.
of March. 1887. Affidavit of Wit
 ness.


 county off,, and State tor Ter ritory) off,. :, being duly sworn, declare upon oath: That I am a resident of. .. of the age of. ...., and by occupation a....; that my postoffice address is....; that l am we'll acquainted with the char acter of each and every legal sub division of the following described land embraced in the declaration Of. viz: the. .. of section No. ...., township No...., ,, range Nc. .... containing .... acres; that I became acquainted with said land by a personal examination of each and every legal subdivision there of; that I have been acquainted with 1t for .... years last past; that I have frequently passed over 1t; that my knowledge of said land is such as to enable me to testify understandingly concern ing it; that the same is desert land within the meaning of the second section of the act of Con- gress approved March 3, 1877, en- titled An Act to provide for the sale of desert lands in certain States and Teritories;" that said land borders on (state what stream or body of water, aud describe the same). .and that there is through or upon said land (name and de- scribe all water courses, springs, or other bodies of water) that said land is not naturally irrigated or watered, nor overfowed at any season of the year by the torego- ing or any natural stream, spring, or other body of water; that water to irrigate said land can be ob
 tained from =. "a distance of. .. .. from said land; that the character of the soil is ...; that it produces a natural growth of. ...; that said land will not, without artificial ir- rigation, produce an agricultural crop of any kind in amount Tea sonably remunerative, and that it will not, when unfed by grazing animals, produce native grasses sufficient in quantity to make an ordinary crop of hay in usual sea- sons; that there are no trees grow ing on said land, but that the same is devoid of timber; said land does not contain moisture sufficient to produce a natural growth of trees; that the same is essentially dry and arid land, wholly unfit for cultivation with out artificial irrigation; that said land cannot be successfully cultl- vated without being reclaimed by conducting water thereon; that said land has hitherto been unap- propriated, unoccupied and un- settled because it has been i'm possible to cultivate it successfully on account of its dry and arid condition; that 1t is fact well known, patent and notorious, that the same will not, in its natural condition, produce any crop; that no portion of said land has ever been reclaimed by conducting water thereon, and that there are no lands the vicinity of this tract that are or have been cultivated without artificial irrigation. And I further declare that there is not, to my knowledge, within the limits of said land any vein or lode of quartz, or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, or copper. or any de- posit of coal; that there is not. within the limits of said land, to my knowledge, any placer, cement, gravel, or other valuable mineral deposit or salines; that no portion of said land Is claimed for mining purposes under the local customs or rules of miners, or otherwise; that no portion of said land IS worked for mineral during any part of the year by any person or persons; and u at said land is essentially non mineral land. And I further declare that I make thls